Neochori
The landscape around Neochori is a forested upland above Lake Plastiras, which has shaped both the built environment and local life. Red-tiled houses are scattered among mature trees on slopes above the reservoir, part of the Agrafa mountain country on the Thessaly side of central Greece. Lake Plastiras is an artificial lake created by damming the Tavropos River; it takes its name from Nikolaos Plastiras, the Greek military officer and politician associated with the project. Neochori is one of the settlements that make the lake’s shore and surrounding ridges a destination for drives, walks and stays away from the larger towns of the Thessalian plain.
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Neochori occupies a mountainside position above Lake Plastiras in the Agrafa range of central Greece. The settlement lies in the Karditsa regional area, where wooded slopes descend towards the reservoir formed by the Tavropos River. Lake Plastiras takes its name from Nikolaos Plastiras, the Greek military officer and politician born in nearby Morfovouni; its waters define this upland corner of Thessaly. Neochori is a useful base for following the lake road, visiting small settlements by the shore and exploring the forested mountain country beyond. Browse webcams around Lake Plastiras to see how Neochori fits into the broader Agrafa area.
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